There’s something pretty special about getting together with your girl tribe later in life. Similar ages, different stories, shared experiences — and plenty of laughter along the way. Four of us spent the weekend together. Two of us only recently discovered our ADHD, and somehow that became part of some very honest conversations about this stage of life. There were tears from sharing the loss, the grief, the WHAT IF'S and then there was LOTS of laughter - sharing the bizarre, inpulsive, creative and spontaneous experiences we had had. And I came home feeling very grateful for new friendships. We were all away form our home town, visiting Welliwood (Wellington NZ) attending the NZ World of Wearable Arts, so my spectacularly attention-stimulated brain was having an absolute field day — lights, colour, texture, movement, smells… sensory heaven! But there was another little reminder for me this weekend. For 35 years, I’ve had a dream of putting an entry into the World of Wearable Arts. Every time I go, that dream gets reignited. And every year I look at the incredible technical skill and production that goes into these pieces and think… Can I actually do this? Then along comes the 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺. And the 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. And that little voice asking whether I’m really good enough to even have a crack. But you know what? That burning desire hasn't disappeared in 35 years. So I think I’m going to have to dig a little deeper and see what happens when I stop letting the fear factor make the decision for me. Maybe it’s time to have a go. And maybe that’s another reason I’m so grateful for this community. Twelve months ago, I was still figuring out this spectacularly attention-stimulated brain of mine. Now I’m starting to wonder what might happen if I actually celebrate it — and let it create. After 12 months of learning about my own wonderfully bonkers brain, I’m becoming much more appreciative of it — and much less interested in trying to make it behave like someone else’s.

I'm finding that, unlike during the Week 1 worksheets, using both text and microphone has become glitchy. Like words I haven't said are being typed in 'Thank you' and 'Bye' has happened 3 or 4 times now. Typing feels 'sticky' and the text doesn't show up very quickly e.g. I've typed 4 or 5 words before the words appear and this didn't happen in Week 1. I've also noticed when I use the microphone instead, there are now random capitalizations eg. 'I can Try to do that.' Also mixing typed out numbers with the number symbol e.g. 'It happens at three or 3:30.' None of this happened before, either in the 5 Day Challenge, or in Week 1. But it's happening regularly now.

💭 Reflection: "Another late night check-in before midnight😅 My family celebrated my eldest brother’s 59th birthday this evening, and it was a great time🥳 Though I did feel a bit scrambled today despite managing to tie up a few loose ends I had been wanting to get to. I guess it’s easy for my mind to wander to what’s all still left to be done, but I am acknowledging and giving myself credit for what DID get done ✅✅✅ I feel like there was something else I meant to say, but it’s eluding my sleepy brain😴" 📊 Wellbeing Scores: 😊 Happiness: 8/10 ⚡ Energy: 7/10 🎯 Focus: 9/10 😌 Calmness: 8/10 🌙 Sleep Quality: 8/10 🔥 Motivation: 9/10 ⭐ Average: 8.2/10 ✅ Activities from yesterday: 🛏️ Good Sleep 🌙 Early Bedtime ☀️ Morning Sunlight 💧 Stayed Hydrated 🚶 Walk 🥩 Hit Protein Goal 🍳 Home Cooked Meal 🙏 Prayer 📝 Journaling 💚 Gratitude Practice 🎯 Visualization ✨ Positive Mindset 🧠 Learning 👥 Quality Time 🤝 Helped Someone 🎉 Social Event 👂 Active Listening 🐱🐶 Pets

📅 Daily Check-in - September 24, 2026 💭 Reflection: Yesterday was my lazy lazy day when at first I felt "less than "and like a dropout, and i dont think i posted. And 1/2 way thru the day I registered again that I'm healing from surgery, and I've been having over the top responsibilities around the house , and sometimes i deserve to just sit and read and stay on the couch and nap in bed and move back to the couch :-), and thanks to today's lesson, Jim reminded me that since August 1 i've been running on cortisol and now I am coming down. And I'm off to catch up on my sleep and drink my tall glass of water! Good night everyone, and thank you for being there. Today was such an honor to "be in awareness " with you all. 😘 ✅ Activities from yesterday: 🛏️ Good Sleep ☀️ Morning Sunlight 🍺 No Alcohol ☕ No Late Caffeine ⏰ Intermittent Fasting 🥦 Ate Vegetables 🍳 Home Cooked Meal 🙏 Prayer 📝 Journaling 💚 Gratitude Practice 🛋️ Therapy Session 😌 Low Stress Day ✨ Positive Mindset 📋 Planned Day 1️⃣ Single Tasking 🧠 Learning 🎓 Online Course 👥 Quality Time 🤝 Helped Someone 📞 Called Friend/Family

I'm working on the homework for Week Two and I believe I accidentally skipped a question and moved on. Here's what I said to Jim's Twin, but I got no response at all. Is this a glitch? <<I think I accidentally didn't answer the prior question and accidentally hit next but I don't seem able to go back because I'm trying to hit previous and it's not working. So, is it possible to get to the previous question?>>